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What Kind Of Computer To Bring To College?
Elfan writes "We've discussed laptops in education before and the importance of condoms and lockpicks. However, since its not to early to think about the Fall semester for incoming freshman, I was wondering what electronic devices people found most useful for college now. How do you keep yourself organized, a PDA of some sort or an old-fashioned calendar? What to take notes with, pencil and paper? Laptop? Palm pilot? Tape recorder? Or just too cool to take notes like in high school? One laptop for everything, with a docking station back in the dorm perhaps, or just a desktop? Both? All of this is made more complicated, of course, by the lack of funds most college students enjoy."
So you think you are better than dad, huh? You stinkin college boy! You little PUSSY! You think just because you can read books, then you are better than me, HUH? DO YA??? Well... You sure do got a PURTY MOUTH boy! Come on over'n here now!!!
Please note that I cannot post this under my real identity.
My life and those of my family would be in jeopardy if I did.
My name, for purposes of this expose, shall be "Ken". I am a molecular
biologist in my mid 40's. In the early 1990's I was hired on by the US
government to perform work on what was then called "Project BioHole". The
purpose was to create a man-made object from biological components
which would be able to create a mini-black hole at will. This directional
black hole would be useful for so many things we thought. Our government
had much more nefarious intentions, as you will soon find out.
In July of 1998 we had our first prototype. This mild mannered creature
would, at command, create the proto-hole which would instantly suck in
any material objects within a 20 metre radius.
Following the first several weeks of testing the following memo was received:We scientists were in shock! Our creation, this mild, gentle creature was to
be used by our military to annihlate enemy troops on foreign battlefields.
Immediately, Robert Oppenheimer's words when he saw Trinity explode echoed
in my head "I am become death: the destroyer of worlds." Indeed; we
had brought this creature to being and the nameless, faceless bureaucrats would
use it as a weapon of mass destruction.
There was only one thing left to do: we had to destroy our creation.
In an early morning during the Spring of 1999 three fellow scientists and I
went to the cage where we kept our lifes' work. The creature looked at us with
almost human emotions showing in its eyes. Certainly it looked humanlike, but
our foolish genetic experiments led us to think we were gods.. This was no
human; it was just tissue.
We led the creature to a van parked nearby. We drove to a predetermined spot
in the woods. I think the beast knew the end was near, yet panic didn't appear.
We walked to a hole nearby, the creature followed. None of us had bothered to
hold the leash we would later remember.
It leaned over the hole. Another scientist held a 45 calibre pistol to the base
of the animal's skull and squeezed the trigger. It fell forward into the hole
without a whimper.
We stared and cried for what seemed like hours as our innocent creation lay there
dead, another victim of government. We buried the body and drove back to the compound
vowing never to speak of Project BioHole or our horrid deed again.
Then, in 2002 the other scientists started dying.
A car accident, a heart attack and an apparent suicide: I'm the sole survivor.
This story must not be forgotten. To ensure that all proof of Project BioHole
won't be erased, I'm including a link to the only known photograph of our
creation at the moment it creates the BioHole. The picture is here. Please, please tell your
friends, family, media.. anyone who will listen.
I haven't much time left on this Earth, but only you can carry on the story of
Project BioHole.
Dr. "Ken"
Who has DOWts of WHO's responsible.
Looks like its time to sell yOUR $o branded toIlEt paper and lun for IT!
I chose the iBook because I liked it's look
Nuff said! Go home business/art major!
How do you wipe your ass?
One sheet or two?
Two-ply?
Should I get a bidet, or are those only for stinky Europeans?
All your e-mail, unless encrypted, will be read
by J. Ashcroft, High Commander of The Reichstag
Cheers,
W00t
Well, most people I know are paying for a diploma, not an education. If we wanted an education, we'd hole up in a library for a few years. Cheaper and you'd get more out of it.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
I'm a senior at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology), and I can't say I've learned ANYTHING that wouldn't have been obvious after a few minutes of research.
I'm paying $26 000 a year for 5 years for a little piece of paper that tells the big boys that it's ok to hire me (and to have fun in college). I'm NOT paying for an education.
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